Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/13

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Subject: [Leica] R 90mm Elmarit's sweet spot?
From: grduprey at rockwellcollins.com (grduprey@rockwellcollins.com)
Date: Tue Apr 13 06:44:31 2004




Sounds like you need the 90 Summicron APO Asph., which is the same lens in
both M and R mounts, and reported to be deadly sharp to the extreme.

My 90 Elmarit R is my favorite R lens, for both sharpness and color
saturation.

Gene



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For the past year  I have been shooting family and portrait work with an R7
with 60mm Macro and 90mm Elmarit lenses.
I have heard much praise on the LUG for the 90mm elmarit, but I just can't
get my lens to 'sing' like my 60mm.
Images always seems a bit too soft (well, yes compared to the razor sharp
60mm), but I like deadly sharp focus.
Any suggestions? - I try to shoot the 90mm at 5.6. I am usually using
strobes, so shutter speed is 1/100.

thanks
Eric
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